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Norton Children's Hospital
Norton Children's Hospital, formerly Kosair Children's Hospital, is a pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Louisville, Kentucky and affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The hospital has 300 pediatric beds, providing comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, young adults, age 0-21 throughout Kentucky and the surrounding states. Established in 1892 as Children's Free Hospital, it is part of Norton Healthcare. Norton Children's Hospital also features the region's only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In 2016, actress Jennifer Lawrence, a Louisville native, donated $2 million to the Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville to set up a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) named after her foundation.

History

After a devastating tornado hit Louisville, activists decided to create a place where kids could receive specialized care. The hospital first incorporated in 1890 as Children's Free Hospital. In 1892, the Children's Free Hospital officially opened, becoming the #10 children's hospital to open in the United States. In 1910 a new $60,000, 75-bed hospital was opened to take the place of the original building. In 1930, Children's Free Hospital affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine. In 1946, Children's Free Hospital renamed their hospital to Children's Hospital. In 1986 the modern day hospital opened at current location on East Chestnut Street. In 1988 the regions first pediatric trauma center opened in the hospital. In 2016 The Kosair Children's Hospital rebranded as Norton Children's Hospital.

Awards

In 2014 Norton Children's Hospital ranked among the top 50 children's hospitals in the country and nationally ranked in six categories including #21 in cancer care, #24 in orthopedics, #24 in pulmonology, #29 in neurology and neurosurgery, #31 in urology, #40 in cardiology and heart surgery, and #51 in nephrology.

In 2020 Norton Children's Hospital ranked nationally in 3 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. The ranked specialties were #42 in neonatalogy, #49 in diabetes and endocrinology, and #35 in urology. The hospital has more rankings than any other children's hospital in Kentucky.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) | Norton Children's Louisville, Ky". Norton Children's. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "As cardiologist's pediatric patients grow into early adulthood and beyond, Norton Children's provides lifelong, specialized care". Norton Children's. November 15, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Kosair Children's Hospital". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 489. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kentucky Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Bell, Flora (February 13, 2016). "Philanthropic Jennifer Lawrence donates $2 million to children's charity". Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Schneider, Grace. "Jennifer Lawrence donates $2M to Kentucky children's hospital". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Stone, Natalie (February 12, 2016). "Jennifer Lawrence Donates $2M to Kentucky's Kosair Children's Hospital". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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  13. ^ "Kosair Children's Hospital to be renamed Norton Children's Hospital". Wave 3 News. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  14. ^ Ellison, Ayla (July 26, 2016). "Kosair Children's Hospital gets new name under legal settlement". Beckers Hospital Review. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Kosair Children's Hospital's cancer care program ranked among top in country from U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Children's Hospitals' list Louisville, Kentucky (KY) - Kosair Children's Hospital". October 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Best Children's Hospitals: Norton Children's Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Kentucky Children's Hospital Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

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